Agenda Item # 1
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
03/09/2010
Agenda Report # 476
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: Federal Courthouse/Post Office - Dumpster Encroachment
INITIATED BY: Engineering
Recommendation: Approval is requested of a variance and permanent encroachment
into 2nd Avenue right-of-way for a dumpster pad, black steel fencing,
landscaping, security gate controls and bollards adjacent to the Federal
Courthouse/U. S. Post Office located at 120 - 12th Street.
Background: Judge Clay Land submitted a request to the City to relocate the
trash dumpster from the rear parking lot of the site to the 2nd Avenue
right-of-way. An inspection found that the Federal Courthouse/U. S. Post
Office is upgrading site security with the installation of black steel security
fence along the perimeter of the property to include a guard house at the 2nd
Avenue driveway. This work included the installation of vehicular security
entrance controls along 2nd Avenue in the southbound Post Office Mail Box drop
off lane plus a set of steel bollards in the sidewalk on each side of the 2nd
Avenue driveway without an approved encroachment permit.
Analysis: The City Manager, Deputy City Manager and Traffic Engineering
Manager met with Judge Land concerning this request. Judge Land was advised
that the work that was already performed was performed without an approved
permit. And that the installation of trash dumpster on City right-of-way is
prohibited without an approved variance. We advised him that the City will
work with the Courthouse by submitting the appropriate applications to the
Uptown Facade Board and to the Board of Historical and Architectural Review. A
resolution will be submitted to Council for the approval of a variance and
permanent encroachment for said improvements. Copies of the proposed dumpster
design and Board approval letters are attached.
Financial Considerations: There will not be any expenses incurred by the City
for this encroachment. There is a provision in the resolution that said
encroachments shall be removed at no expense to the City should any future road
or right-of-way improvements be needed.
Legal Considerations: A variance to the prohibition of dumpsters on the City
right-of-way and a permanent encroachment in the right-of-way requires Council
approval.
Recommendations/ Actions: Approve the attached variance and permanent
encroachment on 2nd Avenue right-of-way for the Federal Courthouse/U.S. Post
Office.
A RESOLUTION
NO. _____
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A VARIANCE TO CITY CODE SECTION 4.2.1 SCREENING
REQUIRED FOR TRASH AREAS, PARAGRAPH B, 1, (C) PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. DUMPSTERS
SHALL NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF A PUBLIC STREET OR ALLEY TO
ALLOW A DUMPSTER, PAD, FENCING AND LANDSCAPING TO BE LOCATED IN THE 2ND AVENUE
RIGHT-OF-WAY AND TO AUTHORIZE A PERMANENT ENCROACHMENT OF SECURITY GATE
CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT AND BOLLARDS IN SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY.
WHEREAS, the Federal Courthouse/U.S. Post Office located at 120 -12th Street is
upgrading site security by the installation of a black steel security fence
around the property perimeter, security gate entrance to include security gate
controls/equipment and bollards on 2nd Avenue right-of-way; and,
WHEREAS, Judge Clay Land request the approval of a variance to install a trash
dumpster on 2nd Avenue right-of-way and allow a permanent encroachment of
security controls and equipment on said right-of-way; and,
WHEREAS, the Engineering Department submitted a design and applications to the
Uptown Facade Board and Board of Historical and Architectural Review for these
installations on right-of-way receiving approvals; and,
WHEREAS, the Federal Courthouse/U.S. Post Office agree to remove any of these
improvements from City right-of-way should they conflict with any future road
or right-of-way improvements within 30 days of receipt of written request by
the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
THAT A VARIANCE TO CITY CODE SECTION 4.2.1 SCREENING REQUIRED FOR TRASH
AREAS, PARAGRAPH B, 1, (C) PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. DUMPSTERS SHALL NOT BE LOCATED
WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF A PUBLIC STREET OR ALLEY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO
ALLOW A DUMPSTER, PAD, FENCING AND LANDSCAPING TO BE LOCATED IN THE 2ND AVENUE
RIGHT-OF-WAY AND TO AUTHORIZE A PERMANENT ENCROACHMENT OF SECURITY GATE
CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT AND BOLLARDS IN SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY. AND THAT SHOULD ANY OF
THESE IMPROVEMENTS BE IN CONFLICT WITH ANY FUTURE CITY IMPROVEMENT, THEY WILL
BE REMOVED AT NO COST TO THE CITY UPON RECEIPT OF WRITTEN NOTICE AS DESCRIBED
HERE WITHIN.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held
the _________day of _____________, and adopted at said meeting by the
affirmative vote of _____________members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting __________.
Councilor Henderson voting __________.
Councilor Hunter voting __________.
Councilor McDaniel voting __________.
Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.
Councilor Woodson voting __________.
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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council , Mayor
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